Arkansas Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban — An Arkansas judge on Friday struck down the state's ban on gay marriage, opening the door for gay couples to wed. — Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza said the 2004 amendment's definition of marriage as allowable only between a man …

Dems reject GOP offer on Benghazi — House Democratic leaders on Friday rejected a Republican proposal designed to entice the minority party into participating in a special investigation of the deadly 2012 attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya. — Although the GOP bill creating …

Paul Diverges From His Party Over Voter ID — MEMPHIS — Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky broke Friday with fellow Republicans who have pushed for stricter voting laws as a way to crack down on fraud at the polls, saying that the focus on such measures alienates and insults African-Americans and hurts the party.

Donald Sterling's Pathetic Racism Excuse Revealed In Second Secret Recording: I Was Just ‘Jealous’ & ‘Trying To Have Sex With’ V. Stiviano! LISTEN To His Crude Comments About His Penis Size — Yesterday, Donald Sterling's reaction to his racism scandal was heard for the first time …

A Successor to ‘Colbert’ Is Named — What comes after “The Colbert Report”? — On Comedy Central it will be “The Minority Report” and the host will be the “senior black correspondent” from “The Daily Show” — otherwise known as Larry Wilmore. — Comedy Central has concluded a deal …

Rob Ford: One wild night in March — Fresh from Hollywood, two months before rehab, Rob Ford and his felon pals hook up again for drink, drugs and astonishing invective — Mayor Rob Ford, left, receives gentle treatment from host Jimmy Kimmel during a March 3 appearance on the comedian's late-night talk show.

FAA: U.S. Airliner Nearly Collided With Drone in March — Incident Appears to be First Case of a Big U.S. Airliner Nearly Colliding With an Airborne Drone — A U.S. airliner nearly collided with a drone over Florida earlier this year, a federal official said, a near miss that highlights risks posed …

The Real Africa — In 2005, Binyavanga Wainaina published a brilliantly sarcastic essay in Granta called “How to Write About Africa,” advising people on how to sound spiritual and compassionate while writing a book about the continent. — “Always use the word ‘Africa’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’ in your title,” Wainaina advised.

Sequester Death Toll: One Job — At the core of the dysfunction in Washington is this dilemma: Government must approve spending cuts, yet government has no interest in approving spending cuts. Federal employees are quite content with their lifestyles—46 percent more in retirement benefits …

Mitt Romney: Raise the minimum wage — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday morning said he supports an increase in the minimum wage, breaking with many Republicans who have stood against it. — “I, for instance, as you know, part company with many of the conservatives in my party on the issue of the minimum wage.

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